Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 653. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 245. So, we're going to take the number 653 and add it to itself 245 times.
Step 1: 0 + 653 = 653
Step 2: 653 + 653 = 1306
Step 3: 1306 + 653 = 1959
Step 4: 1959 + 653 = 2612
Step 5: 2612 + 653 = 3265
Step 6: 3265 + 653 = 3918
Step 7: 3918 + 653 = 4571
Step 8: 4571 + 653 = 5224
Step 9: 5224 + 653 = 5877
Step 10: 5877 + 653 = 6530
Step 11: 6530 + 653 = 7183
Step 12: 7183 + 653 = 7836
Step 13: 7836 + 653 = 8489
Step 14: 8489 + 653 = 9142
Step 15: 9142 + 653 = 9795
Step 16: 9795 + 653 = 10448
Step 17: 10448 + 653 = 11101
Step 18: 11101 + 653 = 11754
Step 19: 11754 + 653 = 12407
Step 20: 12407 + 653 = 13060
Step 21: 13060 + 653 = 13713
Step 22: 13713 + 653 = 14366
Step 23: 14366 + 653 = 15019
Step 24: 15019 + 653 = 15672
Step 25: 15672 + 653 = 16325
Step 26: 16325 + 653 = 16978
Step 27: 16978 + 653 = 17631
Step 28: 17631 + 653 = 18284
Step 29: 18284 + 653 = 18937
Step 30: 18937 + 653 = 19590
Step 31: 19590 + 653 = 20243
Step 32: 20243 + 653 = 20896
Step 33: 20896 + 653 = 21549
Step 34: 21549 + 653 = 22202
Step 35: 22202 + 653 = 22855
Step 36: 22855 + 653 = 23508
Step 37: 23508 + 653 = 24161
Step 38: 24161 + 653 = 24814
Step 39: 24814 + 653 = 25467
Step 40: 25467 + 653 = 26120
Step 41: 26120 + 653 = 26773
Step 42: 26773 + 653 = 27426
Step 43: 27426 + 653 = 28079
Step 44: 28079 + 653 = 28732
Step 45: 28732 + 653 = 29385
Step 46: 29385 + 653 = 30038
Step 47: 30038 + 653 = 30691
Step 48: 30691 + 653 = 31344
Step 49: 31344 + 653 = 31997
Step 50: 31997 + 653 = 32650
Step 51: 32650 + 653 = 33303
Step 52: 33303 + 653 = 33956
Step 53: 33956 + 653 = 34609
Step 54: 34609 + 653 = 35262
Step 55: 35262 + 653 = 35915
Step 56: 35915 + 653 = 36568
Step 57: 36568 + 653 = 37221
Step 58: 37221 + 653 = 37874
Step 59: 37874 + 653 = 38527
Step 60: 38527 + 653 = 39180
Step 61: 39180 + 653 = 39833
Step 62: 39833 + 653 = 40486
Step 63: 40486 + 653 = 41139
Step 64: 41139 + 653 = 41792
Step 65: 41792 + 653 = 42445
Step 66: 42445 + 653 = 43098
Step 67: 43098 + 653 = 43751
Step 68: 43751 + 653 = 44404
Step 69: 44404 + 653 = 45057
Step 70: 45057 + 653 = 45710
Step 71: 45710 + 653 = 46363
Step 72: 46363 + 653 = 47016
Step 73: 47016 + 653 = 47669
Step 74: 47669 + 653 = 48322
Step 75: 48322 + 653 = 48975
Step 76: 48975 + 653 = 49628
Step 77: 49628 + 653 = 50281
Step 78: 50281 + 653 = 50934
Step 79: 50934 + 653 = 51587
Step 80: 51587 + 653 = 52240
Step 81: 52240 + 653 = 52893
Step 82: 52893 + 653 = 53546
Step 83: 53546 + 653 = 54199
Step 84: 54199 + 653 = 54852
Step 85: 54852 + 653 = 55505
Step 86: 55505 + 653 = 56158
Step 87: 56158 + 653 = 56811
Step 88: 56811 + 653 = 57464
Step 89: 57464 + 653 = 58117
Step 90: 58117 + 653 = 58770
Step 91: 58770 + 653 = 59423
Step 92: 59423 + 653 = 60076
Step 93: 60076 + 653 = 60729
Step 94: 60729 + 653 = 61382
Step 95: 61382 + 653 = 62035
Step 96: 62035 + 653 = 62688
Step 97: 62688 + 653 = 63341
Step 98: 63341 + 653 = 63994
Step 99: 63994 + 653 = 64647
Step 100: 64647 + 653 = 65300
Step 101: 65300 + 653 = 65953
Step 102: 65953 + 653 = 66606
Step 103: 66606 + 653 = 67259
Step 104: 67259 + 653 = 67912
Step 105: 67912 + 653 = 68565
Step 106: 68565 + 653 = 69218
Step 107: 69218 + 653 = 69871
Step 108: 69871 + 653 = 70524
Step 109: 70524 + 653 = 71177
Step 110: 71177 + 653 = 71830
Step 111: 71830 + 653 = 72483
Step 112: 72483 + 653 = 73136
Step 113: 73136 + 653 = 73789
Step 114: 73789 + 653 = 74442
Step 115: 74442 + 653 = 75095
Step 116: 75095 + 653 = 75748
Step 117: 75748 + 653 = 76401
Step 118: 76401 + 653 = 77054
Step 119: 77054 + 653 = 77707
Step 120: 77707 + 653 = 78360
Step 121: 78360 + 653 = 79013
Step 122: 79013 + 653 = 79666
Step 123: 79666 + 653 = 80319
Step 124: 80319 + 653 = 80972
Step 125: 80972 + 653 = 81625
Step 126: 81625 + 653 = 82278
Step 127: 82278 + 653 = 82931
Step 128: 82931 + 653 = 83584
Step 129: 83584 + 653 = 84237
Step 130: 84237 + 653 = 84890
Step 131: 84890 + 653 = 85543
Step 132: 85543 + 653 = 86196
Step 133: 86196 + 653 = 86849
Step 134: 86849 + 653 = 87502
Step 135: 87502 + 653 = 88155
Step 136: 88155 + 653 = 88808
Step 137: 88808 + 653 = 89461
Step 138: 89461 + 653 = 90114
Step 139: 90114 + 653 = 90767
Step 140: 90767 + 653 = 91420
Step 141: 91420 + 653 = 92073
Step 142: 92073 + 653 = 92726
Step 143: 92726 + 653 = 93379
Step 144: 93379 + 653 = 94032
Step 145: 94032 + 653 = 94685
Step 146: 94685 + 653 = 95338
Step 147: 95338 + 653 = 95991
Step 148: 95991 + 653 = 96644
Step 149: 96644 + 653 = 97297
Step 150: 97297 + 653 = 97950
Step 151: 97950 + 653 = 98603
Step 152: 98603 + 653 = 99256
Step 153: 99256 + 653 = 99909
Step 154: 99909 + 653 = 100562
Step 155: 100562 + 653 = 101215
Step 156: 101215 + 653 = 101868
Step 157: 101868 + 653 = 102521
Step 158: 102521 + 653 = 103174
Step 159: 103174 + 653 = 103827
Step 160: 103827 + 653 = 104480
Step 161: 104480 + 653 = 105133
Step 162: 105133 + 653 = 105786
Step 163: 105786 + 653 = 106439
Step 164: 106439 + 653 = 107092
Step 165: 107092 + 653 = 107745
Step 166: 107745 + 653 = 108398
Step 167: 108398 + 653 = 109051
Step 168: 109051 + 653 = 109704
Step 169: 109704 + 653 = 110357
Step 170: 110357 + 653 = 111010
Step 171: 111010 + 653 = 111663
Step 172: 111663 + 653 = 112316
Step 173: 112316 + 653 = 112969
Step 174: 112969 + 653 = 113622
Step 175: 113622 + 653 = 114275
Step 176: 114275 + 653 = 114928
Step 177: 114928 + 653 = 115581
Step 178: 115581 + 653 = 116234
Step 179: 116234 + 653 = 116887
Step 180: 116887 + 653 = 117540
Step 181: 117540 + 653 = 118193
Step 182: 118193 + 653 = 118846
Step 183: 118846 + 653 = 119499
Step 184: 119499 + 653 = 120152
Step 185: 120152 + 653 = 120805
Step 186: 120805 + 653 = 121458
Step 187: 121458 + 653 = 122111
Step 188: 122111 + 653 = 122764
Step 189: 122764 + 653 = 123417
Step 190: 123417 + 653 = 124070
Step 191: 124070 + 653 = 124723
Step 192: 124723 + 653 = 125376
Step 193: 125376 + 653 = 126029
Step 194: 126029 + 653 = 126682
Step 195: 126682 + 653 = 127335
Step 196: 127335 + 653 = 127988
Step 197: 127988 + 653 = 128641
Step 198: 128641 + 653 = 129294
Step 199: 129294 + 653 = 129947
Step 200: 129947 + 653 = 130600
Step 201: 130600 + 653 = 131253
Step 202: 131253 + 653 = 131906
Step 203: 131906 + 653 = 132559
Step 204: 132559 + 653 = 133212
Step 205: 133212 + 653 = 133865
Step 206: 133865 + 653 = 134518
Step 207: 134518 + 653 = 135171
Step 208: 135171 + 653 = 135824
Step 209: 135824 + 653 = 136477
Step 210: 136477 + 653 = 137130
Step 211: 137130 + 653 = 137783
Step 212: 137783 + 653 = 138436
Step 213: 138436 + 653 = 139089
Step 214: 139089 + 653 = 139742
Step 215: 139742 + 653 = 140395
Step 216: 140395 + 653 = 141048
Step 217: 141048 + 653 = 141701
Step 218: 141701 + 653 = 142354
Step 219: 142354 + 653 = 143007
Step 220: 143007 + 653 = 143660
Step 221: 143660 + 653 = 144313
Step 222: 144313 + 653 = 144966
Step 223: 144966 + 653 = 145619
Step 224: 145619 + 653 = 146272
Step 225: 146272 + 653 = 146925
Step 226: 146925 + 653 = 147578
Step 227: 147578 + 653 = 148231
Step 228: 148231 + 653 = 148884
Step 229: 148884 + 653 = 149537
Step 230: 149537 + 653 = 150190
Step 231: 150190 + 653 = 150843
Step 232: 150843 + 653 = 151496
Step 233: 151496 + 653 = 152149
Step 234: 152149 + 653 = 152802
Step 235: 152802 + 653 = 153455
Step 236: 153455 + 653 = 154108
Step 237: 154108 + 653 = 154761
Step 238: 154761 + 653 = 155414
Step 239: 155414 + 653 = 156067
Step 240: 156067 + 653 = 156720
Step 241: 156720 + 653 = 157373
Step 242: 157373 + 653 = 158026
Step 243: 158026 + 653 = 158679
Step 244: 158679 + 653 = 159332
Step 245: 159332 + 653 = 159985

So, 653*245 = 159985